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 06-19-2009, 08:38 Post: 163501
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It would surprise me if here a submersible were used on a shallow well, normally only when you get over 100 deep at least on the wells in our family and that is a few.

But a submersible does not have the same freeze danger of the pump above ground and seeing you are running it with generator, does that mean this is a location you don't live at? If so the above ground pump would be more of a target for theifs and vandals I would think.

Now if you are going to run a generator just for the pump (you did not say it would only be for pump) how about a gasoline powered pump?

Here, there has been a problem with the submeribles and lighting. No idea why.






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 06-20-2009, 22:13 Post: 163518
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Another expensive lesson learned (luckily for my wallet it was on my client's dime this time): don't use pond water stocked with fish for lawn irrigation. The spinklers will plug up in seconds with fish scales. Duh-OH!

Your were running too small a sprinkler or too small a pump or both. Good irrigation pump can push a frog through. Well mostly. So Sad






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As a follow up to Ann's post.A larger pressure tank will also be easier on the pump since it will reduce the number of on/off cycles (fewer but longer cycles) since the pressure reserve will be larger.Best of luck.



If I only could get my brother to understand the tank with no air in it, makes the pump come on and then off with just opening any faucet is killing the motor! Hey, even the tanks with the air bladder in them need attention over time.


OK, let me ask. The irrigation systems at least the few I have seen for crops have NO tanks. The greater the pressure the greater the radius the water is shot. OK that can vary if the pressure drops and I like Ann's suggestion on that. But if your sprinklers are able to handle the max pressure and gpm then it would seem you could forgo the tank just realize the pressure may vary. Is that wrong?






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